This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:54 p.m. A 23-year-old UCLA student died Monday morning after falling from a building on Tiverton Avenue. The student jumped from a building on the 900 block of Tiverton Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Chris Ragsdale. University police officers initially responded to a call about the […]
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Panelists smoke out pros and cons of marijuana legalization
Experts said the legalization of recreational cannabis could increase tax revenue and facilitate discussion between patients and doctors about marijuana use. Politicians, medical researchers and economic analysts reviewed economic and medical implications of California’s recent legalization of marijuana at an event at UCLA on Thursday. The panelists said they are optimistic the cannabis industry will […]
UCLA gymnastics to face third top-10 opponent of the month
The Bruins will face another top-10 opponent with the support of their home fans. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (9-2, 2-1 Pac-12) will take on No. 8 Oregon State (4-2, 3-2) in a dual meet Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. The Beavers have averaged a 196.442 and are led by Sabrina Gill, who is averaging a 39.155 […]
Editorial: Bird Rides, Inc. needs to abide by city laws, ensure rider safety
When the Bird scooters descended on Westwood, students eagerly embraced them as an easier way to scale UCLA’s onerous hills and travel from one end of the neighborhood to another. But when the dust settled and the initial craze over the Birds subsided, one thing was certain: Bird Rides, Inc. has some reading up to […]
Editorial: ICE uses raids, arrests of undocumented immigrants as political tools
When President Donald Trump ran for office in 2016, he promised, among many things, to build a sky-high border wall, stem travel into the country and bring law and order back to the U.S. Conveniently left out of that list of campaign promises: turning the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency into a tool to […]
UCLA Center for AIDS Research receives $7.7 million grant
Researchers at the UCLA Center for AIDS Research received $7.7 million to search for a long-term treatment for HIV and AIDS patients. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases donated a five-year grant to fund three projects under the Center for AIDS Research to prevent the HIV from re-emerging and multiplying after a patient […]
Baseball forces Pilots into nosedive with season-opening victory
The Bruins got on base a ton Friday night, but only did so via the hit five times. No. 11 UCLA (1-0) walked nine times and got hit by a pitch another four and en route to a 7-2 victory over Portland (0-1) in Friday’s season opener at Jackie Robinson Stadium. “It’s a getting-on-base game,” […]